hahabogus wrote:

> Blinky the Shark > wrote in
> news >
>> Questions: The beet page I looked at earlier said to leave an inch or a
>> bit more of stems on the roots for boiling, as well as the tail of the
>> root. The tail fell off when I was sliding the root's peel off (came
>> right off; they were done), so that was kind of moot; but why the
>> instruction to leave attached the inch of stem cluster? (I ended up
>> cutting off the cooked stem stubs and eating them while I was peeling the
>> roots.)
>>
>
> The idea is to keep the outer skin intact. If you expose the interior of
> the beet before you boil them they will bleed everywhere. Turning the water
> red, possibly staining your pot and staining your hands red while you peel
> them. If you leave the outer skin intact you reduce the exposure to the
> staining effects of the beet. Next time you go to a farmrt's market pick up

Gotcha. Thanks.

> more than 1 thing.

That's all that interested me. Well, and LIS, I also got two tamales.


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